Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Like most right-thinking Americans these days, I've been spending some time studying Canada. Real estate, mostly, but cultural stuff, as well. And like most fans of indie power-pop, I've been eagerly awaiting the new Japandroids record.

I love it when a plan comes together.

The first single from the Vancouver band's new record is called Near to the Wild Heart of Life, and it kicks some ass. Those of you with long musical memories and obscure tastes might hear a little bit of The Sidewinders in it - and that's a really good thing.

This lyric sticks out to me, jammed full of a young man's bravado and fantasy:

It was last call at my localAnd I stalled saying goodbyeSo the girl behind the bar came overAnd she took me asideShe kissed me like a chorus, said"Give ‘em hell for usThe last drink of the night, last night in townBaby, this one is on the house"

Dig the single here. As Jason Sawyer says in the YouTube comments, "This is anthemic and catchy as all fuck." It got me all fired up.

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